thejoker13
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If you find an answer to that, please come back and post it here. I think you'll struggle to find anything that truly beats the 8N or 8S for < $500. At least I haven't. Not yet.
Thanks for the suggestion @thejoker13 - it's always useful to get feedback on what others consider an upgrade. Can you post some photos of the T66s with their tips removed, side-by-side with your 8s (for size comparison)? I own some ToneKing (T0200) earbuds, and they're really good. Fairly neutral, with no outrageous resonance peaks - no peaky treble or flabby bass. They're also very well built, with detachable mmcx cables - with most other manufacturers you'd struggle even to find an mmcx cable that good for that price
But the problem I have with most multi-BA IEMs is they're usually pretty large (Westone and the Rose Mini series are about the only exceptions to this), so getting a good fit/seal can be a crapshoot. The other issue is that in order to boost the upper treble, the nozzle diameters get very wide, creating even more problems for the fit/seal. Those T66s nozzles look quite chunky. Are they?
I agree that it's hard to find an upgrade anywhere near the 8s/8n price point. The T66s came as a complete surprise to me and I'm constantly more and more impressed with their sonics. I can post a picture then comparing the 8s's and the t66s's nozzles, but I can tell you that the t66s are fairly large, but not much more than the 8s's nozzles. Actually, I can easily swap tips back and forth between the 2. The shell and nozzles are larger than what I'm generally used to, but I'm lucky thst they absolutely fit my ears like a glove, but I do feel like someone with small ears and canals may have some potential issues.